break-in

Example Sentences

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Bishop believes the break-in occurred in the early hours of April 10.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, and Leona Kamio, 30, were accused in connection with a break-in at an Elbit Systems site near Bristol.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

A source close to Combs told The Times that this was the second recent break-in attempt at the property.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Alexander Butterfield, the former White House aide who revealed the existence of damaging recordings related to the break-in at the Watergate hotel in Washington DC, died aged 99 on Monday, according to his wife.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Dean, who had helped organize the cover-up, described the Plumbers and the Ellsberg break-in.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin